What is this?

[Velvetee]

Hi everyone,

Please advise. I have this open pore above my right eyebrow, which when I apply pressure a worm like substance comes out. I keep getting this stuff out on a daily basis and it never seems to clear up. Could this substance be Sebum and if so, why is it always in that particular pore and nowhere else?

I think it's been there a few months and may have occurred since I've been having my eyebrows threaded.

Thanks

[boxtops]

Is it just waxy stuff? I have a small pore in the same place as you which does the same, OH has one as well. We don't take any notice of them to be honest, they don't get raised or infected, we just leave it alone and use cleanser.

[poodicat]

Hi velvet.how is the wee lad,miss you on this site

[Velvetee]

Thanks Boxtops.

[Velvetee]

Hi Poodi, he's not so wee anymore. He will be 1 this Sunday and gets up to all kinds of mischief. I can't believe how quickly a year has passed. How are you? well I hope.

[poodicat]

omg,a year since the wee man was born,how we followed your pregnancy,hope you come back and chat on this site,you were formidable lolx

[poodicat]

Sorry ok,lost my mum a few months back,trying to tie up the lose ends,get their in the end

[Velvetee]

So sorry to hear you've lost your mum, it's not an easy time. Hope you are bearing up well x

[poodicat]

Havent grieved yet,saying that had a episode at work last week,a culmination of stress workwise

[lotsafun]

my son has something very similar on her ear. It is sebum and does need squeezing now and again. Nothing to worry about :-p

[Sqad]

Velvetee...I often wondered where you were. Nice to see you back, we all lived your pregnancy;-)

Is it just a pore or is there a visual swelling behind it.
If it is just a "pore", then no big deal, just keep squeezing.
If it is associated with a swelling it is either a sebaceous cyst or a chalazion, neither of which are a big deal.
If I remember correctly, you are Afro-Caribbean and "oily skin" is common in this race, but if I have got it wrong, then forget this last sentence.